‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns
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‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns
Author: Ellie Ng
Published: Jan, 14 2025 18:22

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‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson case.

It found that wrongly jailed Mr Malkinson was failed by the CCRC and could have been exonerated nearly a decade earlier, prompting Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to say Ms Pitcher was “unfit to fulfil her duties” and to seek her removal from the post.

On Tuesday, Ms Pitcher told The Times she had been unfairly ousted over Mr Malkinson’s case, adding: “A head had to roll and I was chosen for that role.”.

Mr Malkinson spent 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit and called for a complete overhaul of the CCRC, claiming the body “obstructed my fight for justice”.

The 66-year-old went on: “I was made a scapegoat for decisions largely made before I got involved in this organisation.

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